Prionomys Dollman 1910

Prionomys Dollman 1910, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 6: 226.

Type Species: Prionomys batesi Dollman 1910

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Prionomys batesi Dollman 1910

Discussion: Dollman’s (1910) generic description is excellent and highlights its many unique traits among dendromurines. The interorbital and postorbital conformation, shape and size of incisive foramina, and molar patterns are similar to Dendroprionomys . A cladistic analysis based primarily on dental traits excludes Prionomys and Dendroprionomys from dendromurines (Denys et al., 1995), but this hypothesis should be tested with other data.